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PR8 3RG

Ainsdale · Sefton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ainsdale
Local authority
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR8 3RQ 54 m
PR8 3SB 70 m
PR8 3RE 104 m
PR8 3RH 152 m
PR8 3RA 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR8 3RG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2018
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR8
Postcode sector
PR8 3
Latitude
53.595854
Longitude
-3.033250
British National Grid easting
331,713
British National Grid northing
411,526

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Sefton · E08000014
Electoral ward
Ainsdale · E05016325
Parish or community
E43000168
Westminster constituency
Sefton Central · E14001463
Output area
E00035074
Lower layer super output area
Sefton 011A · E01006920
Middle layer super output area
Sefton 011 · E02001439

Postcode source versions

Explore PR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
4

  1. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    427 m

  2. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

    Community school

    518 m

  3. Merefield School

    Academy special converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 274
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Public order 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Anti social behaviour 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR8 3 residents
12,427

Age bands in PR8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,876 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,225 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

2,443 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

3,532 residents

Age 65 and over
26.8%

3,317 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • AINSDALE VILLAGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 2 LEAMINGTON RD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3LB

    ODS code N84014

    635 m

  • AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 STATION ROAD, AINSDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 3HW

    ODS code N84012

    816 m

  • THE FAMILY SURGERY

    107 LIVERPOOL RD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 4DB

    ODS code N84625

    4.0 km

  • CHAPEL LANE SURGERY

    13 CHAPEL LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4DL

    ODS code N84006

    4.7 km

  • GRANGE SURGERY

    41 YORK ROAD, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2AD

    ODS code N84024

    4.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY

    12 ELBOW LANE, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AW

    ODS code N84018

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Orchard Lane

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Orchard Lane

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.1 miles

  • Kenilworth Road

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Lane

    BCT · Ainsdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sefton 011A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,326 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 427 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 274 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.